The establishment of large private nature reserves by conservation NGOs: Key factors for successful implementation

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Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 373-380

  Pasquini, Lorena ^a,e   Fitzsimons, James A ^b,f   Cowell, Stuart ^c,g   Brandon, Katrina ^d   Wescott, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bush Heritage Australia   (Australia)

^d Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^g Tasmanian Land Conservancy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation covenants; land acquisition; management costs; NGO; private nature reserve

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GLOBALIZATION; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NATURE RESERVE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80155125189     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605310000876     Document Type: Article

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